Curtain fixture



J. H. BOYE CURTAIN FIXTURE May 22 Filed Nov.

I zen of the United States,,residing at Chi Patented May 22, 1923.

' JAMES H. BOYE, or cHIone ILLINoIs;

CURTAIN FIXTURE. j i i Application filed November 10. 1921; Serial No. 514,161.;

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES H. Born, a c1t1- cago in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefullinprovements in Curtain Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvementsin fixtures or hangers designed to support winber 24, 1918.

dow curtains and drapes, or portieres and the'same is in the nature of an improvement upon the curtain hanger disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,288,493, granted to me Decem- My' present invention employs-the same tubular exp'ansible curtain or draperod, preferably of corrugated form'that ls'disclosed in the aforesaid patent; and my present improvements relate chiefly to improved means for supporting and detachably locking'the ends of the rod to the end supporting brackets.

My invention, its novel structural features, and the advantages inhering therein will be readily under-stoodb'y persons familiar with the art from the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated practical embodiments of the invention adapted for use'bothas a'hanger' for window curtains and as a hanger for portieres, and in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved curtain hanger, showing the same applied to a window frame for carrying window curtains'; Y i a a Fig; 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through a portion of the rod and its-supporting and locking bracket;

Fig.- 3=is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2'; a

Fig. 4. is a plan view or a sheet-metal blank from which the body and arm of the supporting bracket are formed;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the bracket sli'owingthesnap' hook in end elevation; I

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section similar to Fig. 2, showing a form of supporting bracket adapted for application to the inner side of a door frame where the device is used as a portiere hanger; and

Fig. 7 is a cross-section on the line 7 -7 ofFig. e;

tr be Referring first t0 the form of the invention illustrated in Figs- 1 to 5 inclusive; 1*.) designates the intermediatesection, and 11 the end sections of a hollow corrugated sheet-metal telescoping curtain rod; for a fuller description of which reference may be had to'my former patent above-identified. A novel feature ofthe said rod; however5wvhich constitutes an element of my present invention consists of an annular lip or flange on the outer end of each end section of the rod; Asherein shown this lip or flange takes the form of'anannular sheet- PATENT orFt metal washer 12 that issecured to the'rod by bending or crimping the 'endof the latter over the periphery of the rod,as shown at 13 in 2, and punching out and bending down inwardly extending tongues '14 that bear against the inner surface of the washer. This) flat sheet metalywaslier is snugly fitted within theendof the rod and constitutes in effect a transverse end wall of the latter that stiffens'the rod'transversely and maintains its round form; the-central ap-fi erture 15 of the washer co-operating with a hook on the bracket hereinafterdescribed to separably 'interlockthe rod with the bracket;

Referring'neXt to the supporting bracket;

this is assembled from apair of sheet-metal members. Fig. 4 illustrates a sheet-metal blank that is bent and crimpedto provide the body, armand attaching base or flange of the bracket. This blank comprises a central rectangular portion A and apair'of' wings B continuous with the ends ofthe centralportion A. Thecentral portion A is bent in circular. form, providinga circular socket 16 of a size toslidably, fit the outer end portion-of theend sectionll'of the rod, The wings" 13 which are transversely concaved; are broughtinto meeting 'relation; and'-' the longitudinal margins-of-one Wing are folded over the corresponding margins of the other. r

as shown at 17 in Figsm3 and" 5,"thereby providing a strong, rigid hollow bracket-arm 18. The outer ends of the wings B of the blank are'bent outwardly substantially at right angles to forum an attaching base or flange 19 tl'irough which are punched holes 20 toreceiv'e fastening screws;

,To the outer end of thesocket member 16isapplied a'sheet-metal-cap 21', conveniently securedin' place by bending 0']: foldi'ng'the marginal edge 22 thereof over. the

for detachably locking the ends of .therod. in and to their supportlng brackets to prevent accidental dislocation of one or both ends of the rod. My invention, in its most complete :i'orm,.includes asimple device "for thus locking the ends of the rod vin their supporting brackets. To the inner side of the cap 21 iswsecured by a rivet 24L an inwardly extending spring hook -or catch I hookorcatch is shown bent to form a cam incline 26 terminating in a hump or protuberance .27, with a rearward extension 28 from the latter which passes through a central hole 29 inthe cap 21. As-the end of the rod section 11. is passed into the socket 16,-the inner-edge of the lip or flange 12 rides up the cam incline 26 depressing the upper limb of the catch until it passes the .hump 2-", whereupon the latter snaps upwardly behind and into locking relation withthe lip or-fiange. \Vith oneend of the rod thus entered and yieldably locked in one bracket, the .rod may be pulled out or extended and itsother end similarlyentered into and yieldably locked to the other bracket. One valuable feature of the lip or flange .12 as an element of the locking device resides in the fact that it functions with the snap hook in any relative circumferential position ofengagement of the rod and-socket, thereby making it unnecessary to turn the vrodto any particulai position betore passing it into the socket in rorder toeffectthe looking engagement ofthe two. The rod iseasily Withdrawn from th'e socket by simply depressing the hook-extension 28 by the thumb or finger, thereby lowering the .hump .27 to or :below the edge of .the hole 15. I

Figs. 6 and .7 illustrate a rod supporting member embodying in part the structural principle already described, and adapted to serve as a simple support and ,lock for 1a portiere rod mounted between the inner opaosed sides of either a window or door rame. In this v form-ofthe invention, the rod may be either .a single piece rod-or an extensible telescoping rod, but the ends thereof are equipped with the same flat sheet metal washer 12. The supporting bracket essentiallycomprises merely a fiat plate30 formed with holes 31 for attaching screws, anda centralinwardly and'upwardly extending tongue -or hook 32, conveniently cut-.and bent from the ;plate 30. This bracket beingapp'lied tothe windowor door frame in thewmann'er indicated in Fig. 6, the :rod is applied and removably locked thereto by simply entering the central hole 15 over the hook 32 and letting the lip or flange 12- drop into engagement therewith. The rod'is disengaged by the greverse of this operation. To give to the bracket a neater and more finished appearance, the lower portion 'thereo'f'is"preferably provided with an integral semicircular lip or flange 33 that overlaps the lower half of the end portion of the rod. Incidentally, this 11p or flange 33 may serve in part as a support versal applicationofthe rod'to the bracket,

in the sense that it is not necessary to particularly osition the rod angularly on its axis before engaging it with the bracket.

It is believed that the structure, mode of use, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood and appreciated from the foregoing without further detail description. Obviously, the structure maybe variously modified in respect-of details withoutialtering its substantialcharacter or-sacrificing the advantages inherent therein;

Hence, .I reserve all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit and purview of the appended claims.

I claim: 7

'1. In iawcurtain fixture,-the combination ofa hollow sheet metal curtain :IOd, centrally:apertured flat sheet metal washers-fitted within the. ends of said rod and constituting transverse end walls ofthe latter,--said rod ping the periphery ofsaid washers to secure the latter in place, and supporting brackets for said rod each provided with a hook adapted to pass through and interlockingly engage with the washer in ,the adjacent end oft-he; rod.

2. In a curtainlfixture, the combination having integral. inwardlybent portions grip of a round hollow -.cur.tain rod having-at each end an inwardly extending annular lip,

supportingbrackets for said rod-eachha'v ing a round socket member adapted toreccive and encircle an'end of said rod. and a snap hook in each of said socket members automatically engaging .with .the annular lip of said rod under an inward sliding move ment of the latter. :said snap hook having a free end portion extending outside said socket member :by manipulation of which said hook may be disengaged from said lip.

3. In a curtain fixture, the combination of V a round hollow curtain rod. having-at each end an inwardly extending annular hp, supporting brackets for said rod each having a socket member adapted 'to receive an end of said rod, said socket member comprising a circular *body and an apertured cap on the outer end of said body, and a snap hook in each of said socket members automatically engaging with the annular lip of said rod under an inward movement of the latter, said snap hook having a free end extension passed through the aperture of said cap by v10 manipulation of which said hook may be disengaged from said lip.

JAMES BOYE. 

